Hedera helix 'Peter Pan' - Ornemental Ivy

Hedera helix ‘Peter Pan’ – Ornemental Ivy

Tiny green leaves almost round, cup-shaped facing downwards, or sometimes upwards on new shoots. Slightly pleated, hairy and well-ribbed blade.

Good branching with fasciate, stiff, dull green stems.

Particularly attractive ivy in pots, bringing a certain lightness with the bearing of its foliage.

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Description

Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Peter Pan’

In a nutshell

The ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Peter Pan’, is characterized by its tiny, almost round green leaves, in the shape of a cup facing downwards, or sometimes upwards on new shoots. The leaf blade is slightly wrinkled, hairy and well-ribbed.

The plant has good branching with fasciate, stiff, dull green stems.

This ivy is particularly aesthetic in a pot, bringing a certain lightness with the bearing of its foliage.

History

This cultivar was introduced into cultivation in the United States before 1986. It is believed to be a fasciated mutation of ‘Duckfoot‘.

Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Peter Pan'

Botanical information

Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Hedera
Species: helix
Cultivar: ‘Peter Pan’
Pierot classification: miniature ivy, fan-leaved ivy
Foliage stage: juvenile
Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
Origin of the cultivar: probably a sport of ‘Duckfoot‘

Description of Hedera helix 'Peter Pan'

Shape: stocky
Number of lobes: generally unlobed, sometimes very slightly trilobed
Leaf length: 1.5 cm
Leaf width: 1.5 cm
Leaf colour: dull green
Vein colour: light green
Stem and petiole colour: greenish purple
Stem: very branched
Hairs: stellar, 3 to 5 branches

Tips for planting, growing and maintaining Hedera helix 'Peter Pan'

Exposure: shade, partial shade, sun
Hardiness: -15°C
Soil moisture: fresh soil
Soil pH: neutral or calcareous
Soil type: all
Soil richness: ordinary or humus-rich
Use: ground cover, pots, planters, topiary, rockery
Development: fast
Size: once a year
Pests: very rare (red spiders, scale insects)
Diseases: very rare (spots on the leaves)

Ivy in literature

“Under the ivy-covered walls, I felt the secrets of the centuries whispering around me.”

Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter

Additional information

Weight	N/A
Stock 9cm and 1L pots	3 to 5 pots
Stock containers of 2 or 4L	21 to 50 containers
Stock big articles	1 to 2 big articles
Shape	Stocky, Tuft, Very branched
Appearance of foliage	Atypical, Green
Possible uses	Ground cover, Pots or planters, Rockery, Topiary
Exposure	Partial shade, Shade, Sun
Hardiness	Good hardiness
Ease of cultivation	Easy
Development speed	Fast
Development vigor	Modest
Classification according to the Pierot system	Fan, From 'Pittsburgh', Miniature, Oddity
Award	No known award